Articles by

Christina Wong

Dating

I had my heart broken in church

Growing up in church I’ve witnessed a fair share of broken hearts and experienced it first-hand as well. People are shocked when they hear of this. Isn’t the church supposed to be a place of...

Christmas

The Thir.st Christmas playlist

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! To mark this season, we’ve compiled a playlist of our all-time favourite Christmas tunes just for you. From the good ol’ Nat King Cole jams...

Dating

Is there The One?

Boy meets girl. They begin talking to each other on a regular basis. They start hanging out. They grow attracted to each other. But then they hesitate to take the relationship to a deeper...

Discipleship

The heart of worship: More than a song

When the music fades All is stripped away And I simply come When we ask, “How was the worship?”, we usually mean, “How was the music?” But worship isn’t just about the music. Music is just...

Worldview

How, then, shall we Instagram?

We were sitting in a crowded café in downtown Seoul. It was our last day in Korea. The weather was great. There were still places in our itinerary that we hadn’t visited. Yet we just sat in the...

Discipleship

Worshipping when I don’t feel like it

You are worthy of it all. Another church service, another worship song. Everyone around me was singing, eyes closed, hands raised. I tried to do the same, but I just couldn’t seem to bring myself...

Money Matters

Is it okay to want to be rich?

I used to be obsessed with money. It was something my family lacked, so wealth represented power, status and a worry-free life. My family suffered in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis....

Church Life

Serving in the spotlight: The youth worship leader

BRIAN NG is a worship leader in Hope Singapore who also leads the Junior College students in Ablaze, the church’s youth congregation. He is also a TCP Productions artiste and has appeared in...

Church Life

Serving in the spotlight: The acoustic guitarist

An acoustic guitarist at Hope Church Singapore, NEHEMIAH CHEE also mentors fellow acoustic guitarists in the worship ministry to hone their musicianship and guide them as they serve. How did you end...